Anti-door-slamming device.



S. G. GILLESPIE.

ANTI-DOOR-SLAMMING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.2. 1915.

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UNITED STATES PATENT or SAMUEL G. GILLESPIE, OF CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA. v

i ANTI-DOOB-SLAMMING DEVICE.

Specificationof Letters Patent. I

Application filed September 2, 1915. Serial No. 48,668.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL G. Gmnsrm, a citizen of the United States, residing at Charleston, in the county of Kanawha'and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Anti- Door-Slamming Devices, of which the folsuch as will hereinafter appear, in view,

the invention resides in the novel arrangement, combination and construction of the parts of the preferred embodiment hereinafter described and illustrated in accompanying drawings, wherein:-

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation of a door and its frame having my improvements applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of the same parts as Fig. 1 on an enlarged scale, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the roller carrying section and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the track member for the roller.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 1 conventionally represents a door adapted to swing relatively to a frame 2.

My improvements may be applied to the door and frame at any suitable location, for

instance, above the usual lock 3 as shown in Fig. 1.

The attachment comprises two sections, one of which is shown in detail in Fig. 3. This section has an attaching plate or tang 4 provided with apertures 5, being made of bendable sheet metal and having lugs 6 integral therewith and bent at right angles I thereto in order to rigidly mount a pin 7 on which a roller 8 is turnably secured intermediate the lugs 6. This section is connected to one face of the door by means of screws or the equivalent 9 which pass through the openings or apertures 5. The door is preferably cut away at 10 to provide the necessary clearance for the working of the roller 8, and the disposition of flanges 6. If preferred, the face of tang 4, the reverse of that shown as fastened tothe door,

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may be secured directly to the door in order V to have the roller 8 outermost.

The second section of the attachment is illustrated in detail in Fig. 4 of the drawings. This section comprises an inclined track 11, substantially the same width as the roller 8 from which extends a tang 12 provided with apertures 13 through which screws 14 may be passed to secure this latter section to the door frame 2. The track portion 11 is yieldable from the junction .of

tang 12 therewith and when in position, this sectlon 1s disposed intermediate one side edge of the door and one side edge ofthe frame 2, as seen in Fig. 2, thus extending substantially at a right angle to the tang 4. An inturned flange 15 may be provided on track portion 11 and the same together with track portion 11 be accommodated for yielding movement by means of the clearance at 16 in the door frame as shown in Fig. 2.

With the parts assembled as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, as the door 1 is closed, roller 8 rides on the track 11 against its tension forcing the track away from the door. Since this action occurs, the door may be forcibly closed or slammed without the usual noise occurring or injury to the door, since the force of the door is checked by the braking action of the roller on the yieldable inclined trackway 11. In addition, while the door is closed, since the track-way 11 exerts a tension againstthe roller, the door is held against accidental movement, especially such as would result in rattling. It may be mentioned that flange 15 engages the frame 2 from above and below in order to overcome any successful turning movement of the track section.

Since merely the preferred embodiment has been illustrated and described, it is to be. understood that changes in the details of construction may be resorted to within the spirit and scope of the appended'claim.

I claim:

'In combination with a movable member and a support member, a yieldable cam track element on one of said members, the other of said members having a cut-away portion, the latter member having a tang provided with inwardly extending ears integral there- In testimony whereof o my signature With, a pin mounted by said ears, andia in the presence of two witnea es.

roller on said pin disposedin said cut-away L r 7 portion within the outer face of the tang SUEL I to engage said yieldable track means to ten- Witnesses; sion the same anfl check the door amt pre- JoHN HALLAMANS vent rattling thereof. 0. B. Conan. 

